Governor Frank M. Byrne's address to the thirteenth legislative assembly. Topics include: the state's educational, charitable and penal institutions; regulation of railroad freight and passenger rates; taxation; campaign finance reporting; the...
World War, 1914-1918; World War, 1914-1918--Veterans--United States; Booklet
The collection consists of a World War I era booklet entitled “Where Do We Go From Here?” The booklet was published for discharged soldiers returning home after the First World War. The booklet gives advice on insurance, disability...
South Dakota State Historical Society--Annual Reports; South Dakota State Historical Society--Membership; Acquisitions (Libraries); Acquisitions--Archives; Acquisitions--Museums
Report written by Historical Society president (George H. Hand) to the rest of the society's members. Hand reports on the activities of the Society throughout the year, problems encountered, and recommendations for the future. He particularly...
Inaugural address given by South Dakota's only populist governor, Andrew E. Lee, to the fifth legislative assembly. Topics include: the Populist party, railroad legislation, liquor regulations, educational institutions, state school books, voter...
Peter Norbeck's inaugural address given to the fifteenth legislative assembly. Topics include: prohibition of alcohol; educational, charitable and penal institutions; the State Game and Fish Department; the State Tax Commission and tax reforms;...
Carl Gunderson's inaugural address given to the nineteenth legislative assembly in 1925. Topics include: farming and the economy; government reorganization and consolidation to improve efficiency; taxation reforms; sinking fund shortages and the...
Flood of 1972 (Rapid City, S.D.); Flood Damage--South Dakota--Rapid City; Reminiscence--Manuscript; Mayor Don Barnett
The collection consists of a nineteen page reminiscence of the Rapid City Flood of June 1972 written by Don Barnett, mayor of Rapid City during the flood. The reminiscence details Mr. Barnett’s recollection of the flood, his actions, various...
Inaugural address given by Charles N. Herreid to the seventh legislative assembly. Topics include: "hasty and ill-considered legislation," election laws, the educational system and institutions, the Commissioner of Immigration, State Farmers'...
Inaugural address given by Coe I. Crawford to the 10th legislative assembly in 1907. Topics include: educational, charitable and penal institutions; state finances; state officer salaries and appropriations; campaign finance reform; regulation of...
William J. Bulow's inaugural address given to the twentieth legislative assembly. Topics include: prices for agricultural goods; rural credit system; funding educational and charitable institutions; highway maintenance; State Game Fund; promoting...
Cheyenne River Indian Reservation (S.D.); Standing Rock Indian Reservation (S.D.); Homesteading--South Dakota;
The collection includes a pamphlet titled, "Information Relative to Cheyenne River and Standing Rock Indian Lands," created by the United States, Department of the Interior, General Land office in 1909. The pamphlet provides potential homestead...
Verendrye Plate (Fort Pierre, S.D.); La Vérendrye, Pierre Gaultier de Varennes, sieur de, 1685-1749 ; Ethel (Parish) Hepner Roberts; Reminiscence
The collection consists of a six-page reminiscence created by Ethel (Parish) Hepner Roberts titled, “The Finding of the Verendrye Plate As I Remember It.” The State Historical Society received the reminiscence in 1983. Provided is the account...
